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I really appreciate the assurance that the blank won't fail simply because of only 4 guides. That being the case, I'll leave the rod alone for now, except maybe replacing the 16H with a regular height 16 in the same place, just so it won't bother me to look at it. If the rod doesn't like braid, I'll just use mono.
I believe the grips are hypalon. I made a balance scale out of a coathanger to weigh the rod. I used bank sinkers as counterweights. According to this precision instrument, the rod weighs about 22oz. It balances 4 1/2 inches above the foregrip.
As it is, the rod will probably do just fine for what I need. That's probably just a little beach fishing with bait someday on the Emerald Coast. It could sit just fine in a sand spike. I could probably get by with it for a very infrequent surfcasting session. Thanks to your suggestions, I'll have a modification plan if I ever need to do some serious surfcasting with it on a consistent basis.
Thanks so much for the insights into surfcasting rod design.
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